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Later Settlements. - David Hall, son of David, settled in the town in 1820, and died on the farm which is now in possession of his heirs, in 1860 - a farm which he brought to a high state of cultivation and made one of the best in town.
The name of German F. Hendee has before been mentioned ; he was a son General Caleb, and located on the home farm, and in 1839 bought the place which had been improved by Benjamin Stevens, sr. He died in 1863, and was a prominent and respected citizen. German, Elisha Rich, Edwin H., and Charles J., are sons of his, and all have occupied prominent positions in the community.
Thomas F. Bogue, second son of Jeffrey Amherst, who has been mentioned, located in town about 1820, and became a leading citizen. He held various
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offices and died in 1864. Dan B. Bogue, now living in town and one of the oldest men, is a brother of Thomas F.
John Cooley, son of Captain Caleb, settled on the north slope of the hill and a little later where was situated the "Pocket Furnace," as it was called ; he there built the two-story house occupied by Austin Hewitt, and afterward built the house now occupied by his grandson. He carried on the manufacture of iron ware in the furnace for a time, and died in 1856.
The Granger family have been quite conspicuous in the town. Simeon, of Salisbury, Conn., purchased his real estate in Pittsford in 1823, and became the head of the firm of Simeon Granger & Sons, in 1824. In 1826 he removed his family to the town and occupied what was known as the Keith house. He died in 1834. His son Lyman graduated at Union College and the Litchfield Law School, and began practice with Moses Strong, of Rutland. He became interested with his father and his younger brother, Chester, in purchasing lands in Pittsford, and in 1823 he and his brother bought the furnace property of Andrew Leach. He then located at the village and the firm was formed, as before stated. He removed to Granville, N. Y., in 1837 and died in Utica in 1839. After the death of the father, Simeon, the furnace property claimed by the heirs was purchased in 1835 by Chester and his brother, Edward L., and the business continued by the firm of C. & E. L. Granger until 1846, when the younger member died, and the property was purchased by George Hodges, and the firm of Granger, Hodges & Co., was formed ; the property was later trans- ferred to the Pittsford Iron Company, and Mr. Granger went to Pennsylvania and carried on the iron business. He finally returned and died in this town. Edward L. died here in 1846, after a life of great activity and usefulness. His son, Edward Myron, was attending the Military School in Norwich, Vt., when the Rebellion broke out. He enlisted at the age of sixteen and was trans- ferred to the Second New York Cavalry, where he was made orderly sergeant. He was shot on the 19th of September, 1864, while acting as aid to General Hatch.
Thomas H. Palmer, a native of Scotland, came from Philadelphia, where he had worked at the printing business, to Rutland about 1826, and in 1828 bought the Phineas Ripley farm in Pittsford; he occupied for some time the Ripley house, now owned by C. A. Hitchcock, and in 1832 built the brick house, where he resided until his death in 1861. Mr. Palmer became distin- guished throughout the State for his interest and effectual labor for the im- provement of the schools. He held the office of town superintendent, and find- ing the condition of the schools anything but what it should have been, he set vigorously to work for their improvement. In this work he was eminently suc- cessful, and he was soon persuaded to extend his labors and hold educational meetings in other towns. In 1844 he was invited by Governor Slade to visit Middlebury to explain his views to the college faculty, and it was there deter-
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mined that the school laws of the State should be remodeled. After this Mr. Palmer canvassed the State in the school interest and started the scheme which resulted in memorializing the Legislature and the passage of the necessary laws. He published a series of books entitled the " Moral Instructor," for the use of readers in the schools. In 1838 he was the successful contestant for a prize of five hundred dollars offered by the American Institute of Instruction for the best essay on a system of education, best adapted to the common schools, etc. In 1854 he published an arithmetic; and this brief enumeration conveys but a faint impression of the great educational labor performed by him in various di- rections. His sons, James N. and William H Palmer, lived in this town and were respected citizens.
Orlin Smith settled in Pittsford where, in 1835, he purchased the farm now owned by David Holden ; in 1846 he bought the Owen farm of Asahel Wool- cott, and still resides there. His son, Rollin C., lives with his parents and has been honored by his fellow-citizens with numerous political offices and other evidences of their confidence.
Levi Woolson came to Pittsford before 1820 and lived in the family of Thomas Burditt until he was of age. In 1849 he bought the place where he passed the remainder of his life, and where his widow still resides.
Eber Thomas was a settler in Chittenden, where he became the father of fourteen children, twelve of whom were sons. One of these, Augustus, located in the north part of the town, where he passed his life and died. His son now occupies the place.
Charles Thomas Colburn became a resident of this town in 1832. He was a descendant of Moses Colburn, who was born in Massachusetts, and died in Sheffield, N. B., in 1790. Charles Thomas was a blacksmith and settled in Fairhaven, Vt., where he lived until 1832, in the fall of which year he removed to Pittsford. The next year he purchased the property now occupied by his son, Judge Charles S. Colburn. He died April 22, 1878. Charles Shepherd Colburn is the only son of Charles T. He fitted for college at Burr Seminary and graduated at Middlebury in the class of 1858. He studied law in the Har- vard Law School and graduated in 1862. In the fall of that year he opened an office in Rutland, but soon laid aside his duties to accept an appointment as clerk in the pay department of the army. In February, 1866, he resumed practice in New York city. In 1877 he came to Pittsford, chiefly on account of his father's affairs, and was elected town clerk the same year, which office he has held since that date. He was probate judge in 1877-78, and senator in 1882-84.
John Stevens, son of Simon, a soldier in the French and Indian war, came to Pittsford in 1836; he married a daughter of Asher Burditt and located in the house now occupied by Asher Burditt, the younger. In 1837 he purchased of Abel Penfield one-third of the grist-mill and privilege, and soon afterward
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another third ; in November, 1838, he acquired the whole property, which he successfully operated. He died in the town. The Fenton family located in town in this year. Samuel T. bought the farm now owned by Jeremiah Leon- ard ; he sold that in 1859 and purchased the largest part of the farm now owned by C. A. Hitchcock. He still lives near the village ; has held many offices.
Asa Nourse came to Pittsford to reside with his brother Josiah in 1819; he taught school for several seasons. In 1824 he purchased an undivided one- half of the saw-mill north of the Colburn bridge, and in 1830 he bought of Andrew Leach some land and buildings just east of Leach's blacksmith shop. In 1835 he purchased the other half of the saw-mill, which had passed to the possession of his brother William. In later years he gave most of his atten- tion to farming. His widow survives him. Several others of this name have been well known citizens of the town.
Amos Hitchcock located in town in 1838 and was a son of Chapman Hitch- cock ; he settled on the farm a part of which is owned by Frank Bresee, and died in 1852, in the respect of the community. Charles Hitchcock is an- other son of Chapman and was born here in 1822. They located on the pa- ternal homestead, where he still resides, as one of the respected citizens of the town. Elisha Pike Hitchcock is a son of Amos, and located on the home farmi in this town. He was active during the War of the Rebellion in drilling recruits, for which he was fitted by education. He kept a store in Middlebury a few years, but returned to Pittsford and gave his attention to farming.
John M. Goodnough settled here in 1838; he was the youngest son of Willis, son of Timothy. He has occupied a station among the leading citizens and still lives to enjoy it.
Bishop P. Booth located on the farm now owned by his widow in 1840, and died in 1866. Jeffrey A. Randall located in 1840 in the village, where he is still engaged as a shoemaker with his son Julius. Seba F. Smith settled in town in 1840 and two years later bought a part of what was the Parmelee farm ; he is still living. Forbes Manley became a resident of this town in 1841. He bought the Fenn farm in 1841, which he, in connection with his son Benjamin F., improved in the character of its buildings and otherwise.
Warren Chaffee, son of Simeon, located in Pittsford in 1842 on the farm formerly owned by Josiah Parsons, in the southeasterly part of the town, where he still resides. Robert R. Drake, son of Alvan B., born in Castleton, located in the village about 1842, where he engaged in the mercantile business; he died in 1885, and his son now carries on the same line of business and is post- master.
Samuel Dana Winslow settled here in 1844; he is son of Dr. Kenelm Wins- low, and was born in the town. His father was one of the early merchants here and in 1841 transferred his business to the son, who continued it until 1852, after which he gave his attention to farming and breeding of fine stock.
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Henry W. Merrill settled here in 1844, coming from West Rutland, where he had carried on mercantile trade. In Pittsford he purchased what is now the academy ; he represented the town one year and finally in his later years lived a retired life.
Marshall J. Wood bought in 1844 an undivided half of the Kingsley place, consisting of the tannery and twenty-five acres of land. He carried on tan- ning and shoemaking in company with N. S. Warner. In 1855 he purchased the south part of the Doolittle farm, where he still resides.
Joseph Holt Peabody located here in 1845. He is a son of Daniel Peabody and located on the farm now owned by Frank B. Barnes, where he lived until 1858, when he purchased the place in Hitchcockville where he now lives. He carried on mercantile business a number of years.
Thomas Denny Hall, son of David, resided some years on the place after- ward occupied by his brother Dan K. Hall, at which time his father lived on the John Barnes farm west of Otter Creek. By arrangement, Thomas D. and his brother Norman P. took that farm and their father removed to the place east of the creek. In 1860 he erected his new dwelling on the north part, his brother having located on the south part.
William Mitchell, now deceased, located in 1848 on the farm which his father had lived on ; the latter died in September of that year. Mr. Mitchell erected all of the buildings there and enlarged the farm by purchase ; his widow now resides on the place.
Howard Lothrop, of Easton, Mass., invested while he was a young man in the property known as the Keith furnace, and afterward became the sole owner. In superintending the operation of this establishment he passed about twelve years here, though he kept his former residence. He sold the property to Gibbs & Co. about 1809 and was here but little after that. His son Henry F. came to Pittsford in 1844, to take charge of property belonging to his father. In 1848 he married the daughter of Sturges Penfield, and built the homestead where he resided until his death in 1885. His widow survives him. (See biography in later pages of this work.)
We need not go farther into the feature of settlements in this town, except to mention a few of those who are still living ; Pascal Whitaker settled here in 1848, and carries on the carriage-making business. James Bucknam located here in 1849 and now resides on a farm he purchased in 1858. William B. Shaw, eldest son of William R., came to Pittsford in 1848 and bought the brick store property at Mill Village. Here he carried on a successful mercantile bus- iness. Artemas C. Powers, son of Richard Montgomery, located on the home farm and became one of the prominent citizens of the town and held many offices. Willard Humphrey, son of Joseph, moved into Pittsford in 1853 and bought the farm now partly owned by Frank Bresee ; resided there until 1863, when he purchased the place where his son lives; he died a few years since. 48
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Abner T. Reynolds bought the Ladd farm in 1853, and resided there since ; he has been blind a number of years. Daniel P. Peabody, now sheriff of the county, located here in 1853 ; he was in business for a few years with his uncle, Joseph Holt Peabody, but has held the office of sheriff several years. (See civil list). Nathaniel Willis bought the Richard Hendee farm on the west side of the creek, where he now resides, and which he has greatly improved. James T. Gorham, son of James, purchased about 1855 the place now occupied by Rollin S. Meacham, after trading here about four years, he bought of Robert R. Drake a house and store in the village, and later built a new store ; he soon afterward removed to Ludlow, went into the army and died in St. Louis. George N. Eayres, now and for a number of years superintendent of the House of Correction in Rutland, located in this town in 1855 ; he still owns real estate here. Rollin S. Meacham, a descendant of Isaac Meacham, who was born in Williamstown, Mass., and son of Alanson, has resided in this town most of the time since 1859. In 1864 he entered the army as commissary clerk, but re- turned in 1864 and settled in the village. (See mercantile interests.). Moses P. Humphrey, son of Joseph, purchased in 1801 the Leach farm of Stella Hum- phrey, which she inherited from Ashbel Humphrey. Oliver T. Bates settled in the west part of the town in 1862 ; he is a son of Hiram and now lives on the home farm with his parents. Dr. A. M. Caverly (the town historian) lo- cated here in the spring of 1863. He was descended from an English family which is traced back to 1389. Later members of the family were conspicuous in the old French and Revolutionary Wars. Dr. Caverly was a son of Moses 3d, and born in 1817. He studied with Dr. R. J. P. Tenney, of Loudon (later of Pittsfield), and with William W. Brown, M. D., of Manchester ; attended lectures at Dartmouth College and the Philadelphia College of Medicine, which institution afterward conferred on him the degree of M. D. He also attended lectures in the medical department of Harvard College ; was elected principal of the South Grammar School in Manchester in 1846; resigned in 1852 and began practice with Dr. Brown, his former preceptor. In 1853 he located in Troy, N. H., where he practiced until 1863, and then removed to Pittsford, where he resided until his death, his widow survives him and lives in the village. His daughter is the wife of Dr. Swtft, and he has a son in practice of medicine in Rutland. Judson J. Smith settled permanently in the town in 1867, and in 1870 bought of the town the farm first owned by Frederick Wicker, where he still lives. Jacob Franklin Bresee, son of Jacob, married in 1863 and lived on the home farm with his brother Wallace until the spring of 1863, when he re- moved to the Amos Hitchcock farm, where he still lives. Samuel Butler, son of James E., came from Rutland in 1863 and settled in Whipple Hollow, where he has since resided. Willard S. Humphrey enlisted in the Second Vermont Regiment and was discharged for disability in the fall of 1862 ; he settled on the home place and still resides there.
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While the foregoing extended account may not include all of those who have located in Pittsford, it is believed that it names the greater part of those who have been chiefly instrumental in building up the town. Those who have been and are connected with the business interests and who have not been re- ferred to, will be mentioned in later pages.
In addition to what we have already written relative to the growth of the town and its progress in material interests, there is little which calls for atten- tion. The railroad was constructed through the town in 1849 and a train of cars came into the town for the first time on the 19th of October. The depot was built in 1850, and it appeared necessary to open a road from there across the creek to the north and south road on the west side, and another from the depot to the stage road on the east side of the creek. These roads and the necessary bridge were not then constructed, on account of a determined oppo- sition. In 1853 a new board of selectmen laid out a road from the depot in a northwesterly direction, then across the track and westerly, crossing the creek a little north of the mouth of the Stevens Brook. In June of the same year they laid out another road from the depot in a southwesterly direction to the foot of " Town Hill," so- called. But a large portion of the citizens were not in favor of these roads and applied to the court for an injunction staying further work. The court appointed a committee, consisting of Harvey Shaw, Silas W. Hodges and John Buckmaster, to examine into the subject and decide the mat- ter. They went over the different routes and finally decided that the public good would be best subserved by opening the road first laid out by the select- men in 1851. The proposed roads of 1853 were discontinued.
In the Rebellion. - The record of this town in support of the government during the period of the great Southern Rebellion is one of which its inhabit- ants may always be proud. Dr. Caverly wrote on this subject as follows : "The great unanimity with which the people of the town supported every effort to raise troops, pay bounties and aid the families of the soldiers, was as gratifying as it was remarkable. It is believed that the town fully met every obligation imposed upon her; and the ladies, true to their noble instincts, did very much, through their Soldiers' Aid Society, for the comfort of the soldiers. The peo- ple of the town contributed about two thousand dollars to the Sanitary and Christian Commissions."
The following list shows the names of the men who enlisted from this town in Vermont organizations, as compiled by the adjutant-general of the State.
Volunteers for three years credited previous to the call for 300,000 volun- teers of October 17th, 1863. - Thomas Alchin, co. G, 5th regt .; Henry H. Alexander, co. C, 7th regt .; Marcus Atwood, George N. Badger, co. C, 10th regt .; Elliott Bean, co. M, 11th regt .; James Blair, co. C, 10th regt .; James W. Blair, co. C, 2d regt .; Elisha C. Blodgett, co. G, 5th regt .; Charles H. Bow- ers, co. I, 7th regt .; Peter H. Bowline, co. G, 5th regt .; William H. Brackett,
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co. C, 10th regt .; William H. Breed, George Brown, co. G, 5th regt .; Willard C. Brown, co. E, 2d s. s .; Charles H. Burr, co. C, 10th regt .; Henry A. Burr, co. H, cav .; John Bushee, co. G, 5th regt .; James D. Butler, co. B, 9th regt .; Willard A. Child, 4th as .; Willard A. Child, 10th su .; Dunham Clark, co. H, 5th regt .; Sandy Cook, co. C, 4th regt .; James Connell, co. G, 7th regt .; Will- iam Connell, Benjamin S. Cooley, Eugene A. Cooley, co. B, 7th regt .; Patrick Corney, co. A, 7th regt .; Thomas Cunningham, co. C, 10th regt .; Peter De- Forge, Edward Din, co. B, 7th regt .; John W. Dike, co. C, 10th regt. ; James P. Elmer, co. H, 5th regt .; James Fallon, Jeremiah Fallon, co. B, 7th regt .; Loomis C. Fay, Jesse Gerard, co. B, 9th regt .; David Greenough, co. H, cav .; John C. Hart, co. F, Ist s. s .; Charles Heminway, co. C, 5th regt .; David C. Hennisy, co. G, 7th regt .; Erwin V. M. Hitchcock, co. C, 7th regt .; Edwin S. Hudson, co. C, 10th regt .; Willard S. Humphrey, George M. Johnson, co. B, 2d regt .; William Johnson, co. B, 2d regt .; Willis F. Keeler, co. H, 2d s. s .; Milton Kemp, co. E, 2d s. s .; Curtis Kimberly, co. F, Ist s. s .; Francis Latterbush, 2d bat .; Charles Leonard, co. C, 10th regt .; George H. Lincoln, Michael Maloney, co. B, 7th regt .; Henry A. Mitchell, co. G, 5th regt .; Willard H. Mitchell, co. 1, 7th regt .; Byron D. Morgan, co. C, 16th regt .; Charles Myatt, co. G, 5th regt .; Thomas O'Brien, co. B, 9th regt .; William Peabody, co. C, 10th regt .; Edward Pelkey, Jeremiah Pelkey, co. G, 5th regt .; William Pelkey, co. B, 7th regt .; William Pelkey, co. A, 3d regt; Joseph N. Perry, co. L, 11th regt .; Ed- ward Phalon, co. B, 7th regt .; Rollin Phillips, co. K, 2d regt .; Amos Potter, Francis A. Prevost, co. B, 7th regt .; Julius J. Prevost, co. M, 11th regt .; Peter Prevost, co. C, 7th regt .; Charles Prevost, William H. Rowe, co. G, 5th regt .; Jerome Smith, 2d bat .; William D. Smith, co. E, 2d s. s .; Joseph Soulia, co. B, 7th regt .; Charles K. Spencer, co. K, cav .; Daniel W. Taft, co. G, cav .; Henry Trumbull, co. H, 5th regt .; Nelson Vever, co. I, 7th regt .; William S. Walker, co. B, 7th regt .; Arnold F. Wallace, 2d bat .; Nathan N. Wescott, co. E, 10th regt .; Seneca E. Wheeler, co. 1, 7th regt.
Credits under call of October 17th 1863, for 300,000 volunteers and subse- quent calls. Volunteers for three years. - Augustus L. Breed, co. B, 9th regt .; Charles F. Church, co. C, IIth regt .; Martin Duffy, co. I, 17th regt .; Nathan B. Dutton, co. C, IIth regt .; Harvey Green, co. C, 10th regt .; Samuel H. Green co. E, 2d s. s .; Daniel Haley, James Hammersley, co. I, 17th regt .; Darwin Johnson, co. C, IIth regt .; Frank King, Morris Murphy, Edward Pel- key, co. G, 5th regt .; Orville H. Prouty, Samuel Senical, co. H, 17th regt .; Edmund R. Stiles, co. C, 10th regt .; George H. Swift, co. H, 2d s. s .; Joseph White, co. C, 10th regt .; John R. Wightman, co. G, 17th regt .; Henry E. Wood, co. I, 17th regt.
Volunteers for one year .- Albert Fredette, John Fredette, co. B, 7th regt .; Isaac Root, co. A, 7th regt .; Peter Thomas, co. B, 7th regt.
Volunteers re-enlisted. - George Brown, co. G, 5th regt .; Willard C.
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Brown, co. E, 2d s. s .; John Bushey, co. G, 5th regt .; Benjamin S. Cooley, Eugene A. Cooley, co. B, 7th regt .; Willia F. Keeler, co. H, 2d s. s .; James Mansfield, co. F, 4th regt .; Charles A. Nichols, Francis A. Prevost, co. B, 7th regt .; Peter Prevost, co. C, 7th regt .; Joseph Soulia, co. B, 7th regt .; Charles K. Spencer, co. K. cav .; Nelson Vever, co. I, 7th regt.
Naval credits. - Joseph C. Blain, Lyman C. Granger.
Veteran Reserve Corps. - Henry A. Burr.
Not credited by name, three men.
Volunteers for nine months. - Stephen A. Allen, George Barnard, Albert Bassett, Alexander Bean, Cornelius Bradley, Thomas Clark, Henry S. Dike, Robert Elliott, co. G, 12th regt .; Edward F. Farmer, Albert W. Fletcher, co. H, 14th regt .; John Fredette, Daniel S. Gould, Hannibal L. Gould, co. K, 12th regt .; Isaac Gates, co. H, 14th regt .; George Granger, Dan R. Hall, Caleb R. Hendee, Charles Hudson, Rufus C. Jones, Alvin S. Kemp, Milton V. Kemp, John Keough, George H. Morsman, William H. Morsman, William H. Palmer, Chig Poro, Felis Poro, Jock Poro, Amos J. Powers, Dennis Smith, Ithiel B. Worden, co. G, 12th regt.
Furnished under draft and paid commutation. - Wallace E. Bressee, Charles Burdett, John Chamberlin, James F. Fisk, William S. Granger, Charles J. Hen- dee, Isaac M. Leonard, Luther Leonard, John Richardson, George R. Shaw, M. C. Spaulding, W. H. H. Stevens, Chester G. Thomas, Amos D. Tiffany.
Procured substitute. - William W. Gates, Sardius Manly.
Entered service. - Joseph C. Blair, 2d regt, George F. Dodge, co. C, 6th regt .; Nelson B. Rugg, co. I, 3d regt.
The population of the town has fluctuated less than in most other towns of the county. The following figures reveal the number of inhabitants at the dif- ferent dates given : 1791, 850; 1800, 1,413; 1810, 1,936; 1820, 1,916; 1830, 2,005 ; 1840, 1,927 ; 1850, 2,026; 1860, 1,839; 1870, 2,127; 1880, 1,983.
The present officers of the town are as follows: Town clerk and treasurer Charles S. Colburn ; selectmen, T. J. Ketchum, E. R. Hendee, E. C. Giddings ; constable and collector, W. T. Denison ; listers, H. G. Peabody, Junia Sargent, E. D. Hinds; town agent, R. S. Meacham.
Ecclesiastical. - For several years after the first settlement of this town the inhabitants were so few and scattered that no effort was made to establish a church. Several of the early settlers went to Rutland to worship, the names of Ebenezer Hopkins, sr., and Samuel Crippen appearing among the organ- izers of the first church at that place. On the 14th of April, 1784, the Con- gregationalists organized the first church in the town, with fifteen members as follows : Thankful Drury, Tryphena Hopkins, Abigail Morse, Molly Fassett, Sarah Adams, Nehemiah Hopkins, Simeon Tupper, Joshua Morse, Elisha Adams, Eleazer Harwood, Ebenezer Drury, Ebenezer Hopkins, Elias Hall, Jonathan Warner, Jonathan Fassett. Deacon Eleazer Harwood conducted
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